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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/register-of-patent-agents-rules-1990/article-9",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1457",
  "legislation_title": "The Register of Patent Agents Rules 1990",
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  "path": "article/9",
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  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Qualifications for registration",
  "text": "A person who has passed the qualifying examinations of the Institute and who has completed–\n(a) not less than two years' full-time practice in the field of intellectual property, including substantial experience in patent agency work, under the supervision of either a registered patent agent or of a barrister, solicitor or, in Scotland or the Isle of Man, an advocate, being a barrister, solicitor or advocate who is engaged in or has substantial experience of patent agency work in the United Kingdom, or\n(b) not less than four years' full-time practice in the field of intellectual property, including substantial experience in patent agency work in the United Kingdom,\nshall qualify for registration under these Rules.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2009/3348",
      "affecting_title": "The Legal Services Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1457/article/9",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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